Presentation Title

Student Presenter(s) and Advisor

Location

Young 320

Abstract

Financial derivatives are the products of the most recent financial innovation and their popularity has exploded over the past thirty years. The way in which financial derivatives are being used today, despite regulations, will lead to future financial crises. Introduced to the market as tools to optimally allocate risk, these instruments have, instead, added more risk to the system. The goal of this presentation is to uncover the problematic properties of derivatives that render them as threats to the stability of our nation, concluding that the use of financial derivatives must be changed or curbed beyond just government regulation.

Presentation Type

Individual Presentation

Start Date

4-9-2013 1:40 PM

End Date

4-9-2013 2:00 PM

Panel

Panel: Responsibility and Ethics in Business and Finance

Panel Moderator

Siobhan Moroney

Field of Study for Presentation

Finance

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Apr 9th, 1:40 PMApr 9th, 2:00 PM

Financial Derivatives: Uncovering their Value and Cost to Society

Young 320

Financial derivatives are the products of the most recent financial innovation and their popularity has exploded over the past thirty years. The way in which financial derivatives are being used today, despite regulations, will lead to future financial crises. Introduced to the market as tools to optimally allocate risk, these instruments have, instead, added more risk to the system. The goal of this presentation is to uncover the problematic properties of derivatives that render them as threats to the stability of our nation, concluding that the use of financial derivatives must be changed or curbed beyond just government regulation.